Undermanned Tar Heels Overwhelmed In Raleigh, 82-58

Posted Feb 17, 2026
No. 16 North Carolina fell in Raleigh on Tuesday to NC State 82-58. The loss drops UNC to 20-6 and 8-5 in the ACC. The loss is UNC’s first double-digit defeat to the Wolfpack since 2015 and largest loss to NC State since 1962. For the second game in a row, the Tar Heels were without their superstar frontcourt tandem of Henri Veesaar and Caleb Wilson. (Inside Carolina)

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